Price Paid:  $140.00 from BestBuy

Summary:
Not a great player. Lots of features, but none of them really performs well. Anyway, that's what you can expect for the price (and the brand). Upgarded to harman kardon recently. No regrets.

Strengths:
plays virtually everything

Weaknesses:
problems with newer DVDs, slow to load, subpar audio quality

Similar Products Used:
harman Kardon DVD 5 and DVD 50, my laptop :)

Price Paid:  $225.00 from best buy

Summary:
I have had nothing but trouble with the m301 and the poor service. Samsung does NOT list a phone number any where on there web site contact # This player always has had trouble with DTS. when ever I want to watch a movie in dts I have to use my other dvd player a sony. I am waiting on samsung to respond to my request via email. since I have not found any other way to get help.

Strengths:
it comes in silve that is it

Weaknesses:
junk

Price Paid:  $140.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Pretty Good Picture and decent DVD sound on 5:1 soundtracks. CD sound is OK - nothing to write home about (saving up for a nice CD player is a must if you want anything beyond entry level quality).

Strengths:
Very good picture for the price. DVD players just keep getting cheaper - so, throw your lousy VCR away.

Weaknesses:
Bland CD sound (but what do you want for $140??? eh??). Lazy transport. If you enjoy waiting for your discs to load, this is the machine for you.

Similar Products Used:
Sony (around $300) - no comparison!

Price Paid:  $140.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
A refreshing purchase. I believe that the Samsung DVD-M301 is a great DVD player for its price. It has virtual surround sound for stereo tvs, 2x and 4x zoom a zoom-to-fit function (really a novelty...too noticeable a distortion to make it watchable), etc. The overall quality of the picture/sound are good, but as I feel limited in my DVD experience I cannot speak to their relative quality among other DVD players. I have noticed occasional pixelation problems, though they don''t recurr at the same spot (minor consolation) and the sound volume is low...my tv volume has to be set kinda high for sound the way I like it. Customer service at Samsung is great, IMHO. I have never not gotten hold of a customer service rep and they seem relatively intelligent and helpful. I personally like the control. maybe it harkens back to my old Atari days...I don''t know...but I think that the joystick is a great way to manuever around onscreen displays. I must admit that the layout of the buttons on the remote makes little sense to me...I still can''t remember where things are sometimes b/c they''re not very intuitive. The remote feels rather solid and seems built to last. Overall, I would recommend this to another first-timer venturing into DVD. It has handled everything I could throw at it so far w/ only a few very minor glitches and no skipping. I''ve read that it''s also very reliable...here''s hoping.

Strengths:
Video: a plethora of features: zoom, std. fit, on player jog control, onscreen subtitle/audio changer (can change them while watching the movie), picture seems good and reliable Audio: virtual 3D sound for those of us w/out home theaters Service: friendly and generally well-informed/helpful Remote: slick, joystick (handy if you you can handle it) Style: the silver really makes it look far more expensive than it actually was

Weaknesses:
Video: occasional pixelation, even w/ new dvds and when it was new Audio: low sound volume (surmountable but slight inconvienence) Remote: no rhyme or reason to its layout

Similar Products Used:
Toshiba SD-1700

Price Paid:  $149.00 from BEST BUY

Summary:
FIRST DVD.I DON''T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT DVD PLAYERS. BUT I LOVE THIS ONE. GREAT PICTURE. AND I DON''T HAVE A NICE TV..25"SAYNO..I KNOW THAT THERE ARE BETTER ONE BUT IF YOU ARE A FIRST TIME BUYER ITS A GOOD ONE..

Strengths:
PICTURE IS GREAT..PRICE WAS GOOD.

Weaknesses:
REMOTE IS NOT THE BEST SETUP..

Similar Products Used:
NONE